PPT-August 6, 1945

Background During the final stages of World War II in 1945 the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan the first on August 6 1945 and the second on August 9 1945 These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date . Meiji Restoration. 1868. Emperor “restored” to power. Creation of a modern nation state. Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). On December 7, 1941, Japan also attacked the islands of Wake, Guam and the Philippine Islands. .. The . Battle of Midway. was a major naval battle, widely regarded . as the most important of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. 16.4. Strategy. North Africa. Italy. France. Germany. Pacific . North Africa. General Montgomery. El Alamein. German retreat. Rommel escapes. Operation Torch. Allies invade Morocco. General Eisenhower. Winning WWII. The Allies, made up of . 26. nations including . America. , decided to crush Germany, then Italy and . Japan. .. On . June 6, 1944. , the Allies launched a massive invasion on . Nazi. occupied Europe, known as . The Battle of the Bulge. December 1944. Hitler’s desperate response to the advance of the Allied forces after D-Day. Attack came through the Ardennes Forest, intended target was Antwerp, Belgium. Splitting the Allied forces in half- forcing the British and Americans to ask for peace separate from the Soviets. Mr. Accetta. Social Studies 8. Background. By 1945, Japan showed no signs of surrendering the war.. U.S. scientists had developed a weapon capable of causing levels of destruction never seen before.. What’s Essential?. Causes of the War (underlying and direct). Reasons for American Neutrality (various acts/events). Reason for American entrance: Pearl Harbor. Wartime goals of the Allies. Major battles: D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. E. urope, VE & VJ Day. From D-Day to April 1945 pushed the Germans back to Berlin. The final defence of Berlin included young boys and the elderly – The German army was defeated. Liberation of Europe. E. urope, VE & VJ Day. From D-Day to April 1945 pushed the Germans back to Berlin. The final defence of Berlin included young boys and the elderly – The German army was defeated. Liberation of Europe. Enduring legacies of 1945. June 26, 1945 Truman speaks at the closing session of the UN Conference--San Francisco. July 2, 1945 Address before the Senate urging ratification July 2, 1945. July 28, 1945 Senate approves U.N. charter and it becomes effective on October 24, 1945. FDR receives a letter from Albert Einstein. Informed FDR of recent developments in splitting uranium atoms. Could lead to “extremely powerful bombs of a new type” by means of nuclear fission. Nucleus absorbs a neutron, breaks into two equal fragments. Began with the Second Sino-Japanese war, between China and Japan. Concluded with Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers. Pearl Harbor. Dec 7, 1941. “a date which will live in infamy”. Americans taken completely by surprise . North Africa. Italy. France. Germany. Pacific . North Africa. General Montgomery. El Alamein. German retreat. Rommel escapes. Operation Torch. Allies invade Morocco. General Eisenhower. May 1943. Stalingrad. Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This frees up Germany from fighting a two-front war. Germany . I. nvades Poland!. Sept. 1, 1939 – World War II officially begins. - GBR and FRA declare war on GER soon after.